| Author | Message | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 2305 Registered: 6-2000 |
 Can't decide? This one's fairly straight grained at the center, swirls near the edge, lots of color shift. | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 2396 Registered: 6-2000 |
With a healthy douse of acetone, the color is closer to what it will be under the finish:  | ||
| bob
Senior Member Username: bob Post Number: 410 Registered: 11-2002 |
...overcome by the fumes, they swapped sides? Depending on what areas you pick, either one could be fabulous. I know how important it is to get a better preview, but it still pains me every time I see a beautiful piece of coco bolo swabbed with acetone. Sucking out that amazing, orange-colored oil that makes this wood so special. Okay, it's still going to be sanded, but I can't help thinking that you remove some from the surface, and the deeper stuff moves up to compensate, and you lose some. Sigh. But I'm probably just obsessing, needlessly. | ||
| valvil
Moderator Username: valvil Post Number: 683 Registered: 7-2002 |
Good one, Bob. They swapped sides because someone wanted to see what they would look like this way.  Valentino | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 1638 Registered: 5-2002 |
Bob; another subject I know absolutely nothing about and never even considered. So, acetone swipes degrade the appearance??? It does seem to me that acetone swipes do give the customer a much better idea of what the bass will ultimately look like with a given piece of wood. | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 2398 Registered: 6-2000 |
I wouldn't worry, except for the vapor (cough cough). Before you glue or paint an oily piece of Coco Bolo, you must clean with acetone or nothing will want to stick to it. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 1641 Registered: 5-2002 |
Thanks Mica! Use in a well-ventilated area <g>! |
